Has encountered a troubling issue with cedar siding.
Why would stain peel from wood siding.
Wood can only absorb so much stain.
If there is too much stain it restricts the moisture from evaporating away so peeling can occur.
If window trim alone is peeling pry off trim boards and plug gaps around the frame with a low expansion foam sealant.
Because wood absorbs moisture from rain and snow and when the sun comes out and dries the wood out the moisture vapor from the wood needs to be able to pass through the stain and escape.
Paint peeling on a wall next to a bathroom means condensation on the back of siding is being drawn through the wood when sunshine warms the wall.
In particular the bad prep can be from a dirty poorly prepared surface or because moisture migrating through the wood from behind the siding.
Another insidious cause of solid stain failure on cedar has to do with dead wood fiber on the face of the siding.
They just weather away.
No stain or paint can adhere to dead wood fiber leading to major coating failure.
Sometimes moisture can and will.
This type of stain is ideal if you re living in a very sunny region and are looking to block the sun without changing the colour or appearance of your exterior siding.
Although they are designed to penetrate multiple applications or over application in a relatively short period of time without the benefit of natural weathering can cause a film to form on the surface.
Also it operates in a similar manner to paint and will peel if not properly applied.
If too much stain is applied the excess material will linger slightly above the surface and prevent moisture from rain and dew from leaving the wood.
It s peeling in places and needs to be recoated.
This is a telling sign of the problem.
If you re working with wood siding it won t fully cover the texture but will hide the grain.
Cabot semi solid stains and cabot decking stains can flake and peel from wood siding or deck structures if these products are over applied.
You can clearly see the low quality paint sold as stain peeling.
Peeling paint or stain that comes off in sheets all the way down to bare wood on the sunniest side of the house.
I suspect the deck was either painted or that it received multiple coats of stain.
Stain can peel off in sheets because of many reasons including poor adhesion caused by slapdash prep choosing the wrong paint.
Install an exhaust fan vented to the outside.
Years ago the wood siding on the clubhouse was treated with what i believe to be an acrylic solid stain.
When the peeling stain is scraped off dead wood fiber often stays stuck to the back of the flake.
